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The presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has promised to work to hand over power to the younger generation if elected. He said yesterday at a rally in Calabar that if he becomes president next Saturday, he would be the last aged president in the country. “When I win the presidential election, I will be a transitional president,” he said, adding that time had come for all to work towards handing over power to a new set of rulers. “We will actualize Ayade’s key projects such as the deep seaport, the super highway, etc to create massive jobs for people of the state,” he added.

If you have a degree in Mass Communication, or you are currently studying to get this degree, or you have friends who have something to do with this degree in Nigeria, then you should be interested in this story. It seems the era of having Mass Communication as a degree in Nigeria is nearing an end. Professors, professionals and practitioners of communication in Nigeria have presented new communication curricula to National Universities Commission (NUC). A document containing new curricula for communication studies in Nigerian universities, which seeks to unbundle mass communication and create seven degree awarding departments to be domiciled under a School/College of Communication in its place, was formally presented to the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, in Abuja on Tuesday, 5th February 2019. Proponents of the new curricula who have been working on it for the past two years and who were present to advocate for its acceptance and adoption included pro...

Just in: Court orders arrest of CCB chairman over El Rufai's assets declaration A Kaduna state high court on Friday, February 8, issued a warrant of arrest against the chairman of Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, for contempt. The warrant of arrest was issued by Justice Mario Mohammed after the chairman had ignored several summons by the court in a suit between Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i and Today’s publishing Company Limited, and one other. A warrant form obtained directed that police personnel and authorities should arrest the CCB chairman and produce him before the court on February 13. Earlier, Today Publishing company, the publisher of The Union Newspapers had filed application requesting the court to subpoena CCB chairman to produce assets declaration of El-Rufai in court after several failed efforts it made to obtain it from the CCB. Justice Mohammed granted the approval based on the application filed by Counsel to The Union Newspapers, Mr J.N. Egwuonwu (SA...

“It is no secret that this government is dissatisfied with the alarming rate in which the Supreme Court of Nigeria under the oversight of Justice Walter Onnoghen has serially set free, persons accused of the most dire acts of corruption, often on mere technicalities, and after quite a number of them have been convicted by the trial and appellate courts”. These are the exact words of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, January 25 when he suspended Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and inaugurated Justice Tanko Mohammed in acting capacity. President Buhari accused the Supreme Court of Nigeria under the oversight of Justice Onnoghen of serially setting free persons accused of acts of corruption, often on mere technicalities. The president added that “since there is nothing the executive arm can do after the apex court of the land has spoken on any matter, several of these individuals walk free among us today, enjoying what are clearly the proceeds of...

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2018 November /December External Senior School Certificate Examination results. Acting Registrar of NECO, Abubakar Gana, in a statement on Friday, said the council has released the 2018 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination ,SSCE, with 62.48% of the candidates scoring at least five credits and above in both English Language and Mathematics. According to him, while 44,497 candidates got either distinction or credit in English Language, 47,151 candidates got either distinction or credit in Mathematics. He also said 47,031 candidates got five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics. Meanwhile, NECO, cancelled the results of 1,967, 1,759 and 1,144 in Mathematics, English Language and Biology, respectively over malpractices.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Friday condemned the reported directive by the Buhari Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to shut down the venue for its Presidential campaign mega rally in Abuja billed for Saturday. It also alleged that the action was borne out of desperation, insisting that nothing can stop it from rallying in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Spokesman of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. He added, “It may interest Nigerians to know that the PDP duly paid and secured permission to host our mega rally at the Old Parade Ground, in Garki Area of Abuja, only for the officials of the facility to inform our party this morning that they have been “ordered” to shut down the venue and frustrate our mega rally for no just cause. “Such a resort to self-help further exposes the irredeemable insensitivity of the Buhari Presidency and the APC. “The overwhelming popularity of the p...

In an atmosphere that could be mistaken for a carnival, the burial of late Madam Patricia Nwude Akpudo lit up the otherwise quite community of Eziowelle, in Idemili North L.G.A of Anambra State. There were Senators, Past Senators, House of representative candidates of various political parties, house of assembly members, leadership of various professional and socio-political groups like the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ohaneze Ndigbo and almost everybody who is somebody in Anambra State. The burial which commenced with a mass at St. Edward Catholic church, had three roman catholic priests in attendance. In his homily, the officiating priest and Parish priest of church, extolled the qualities of late Madam Patricia Nwude Akpudo, describing her as a virtuous woman who led a life of selflessness, commitment to God and love of humanity. He called on other women to emulate her life so that they also, could be fondly remembered when they are gone. Speaking further, the par...

Gov. Okorocha said this while addressing a press conference at the Government House, Owerri on Tuesday, where he described the ongoing politics as a “war in a different dimension.” He said: “There is more to the noise you are hearing about the governorship election in Imo, it is not about Uche Nwosu, it is about a plot to stop Okorocha by all means, otherwise why will Adams Oshiomhole and Rotimi Amaechi be interested in who governs Imo. The calculation is that if Uche Nwosu becomes governor and I go to Senate, I will be a strong force by 2023. The most annoying fact is that they are using our people to pursue that agenda.

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said the Federal Government has released N16.8 billion to settle salary arrears of staff in the country’s tertiary institutions. He disclosed this during the “6th Edition of the ministerial press briefing’’ held in Abuja. He said the disbursement was ongoing through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. The minister said government had resolved all issues and awaits the academic unions to also call off their strike in the coming days, especially ASUU and ASUP.

Basking in the recent endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and himself as the running mate, by some apex zonal socio-cultural organisations, Mr Peter Obi has said that only those who do not wish Nigeria well would not endorse the PDP. Obi, who was in Anambra State for a road show around various cities in the state, said recent developments have shown that the present government does not have the capacity to govern Nigeria, just as she has moved to the lowest ebb in all rankings among countries of the world. He said: “The endorsement is all over now. They are doing it because everyone is seeing the reality. People have seen that the present government doesn’t have the capacity to govern Nigeria. More endorsement will come, because people are not happy with this government. Even you journalists, you are not happy, and I can see it from your faces." “You too should be a part of this endorsement. We have a cou...

Nigerians on twitter came hard on VP Yemi Osibanjo over his claims of lifting 2 million petty traders with N20 Billion through Trader Moni. During an interactive session, the VP in his own words said; I find it interesting that some people raise questions when it comes to helping the poor. No one asks questions when we bail out people who have mismanaged businesses. This administration has given 20 Billion in loans through BOI to 2 Million petty traders and we will do more! Some Nigerians who reacted to the video, urged the VP in all sincerity to tell them the kind of business a person can start up with N10k.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has arrived the State House of Assembly to present the 2019 budget for the state The budget presentation comes barely two days after the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC)Bola Tinubu brokered peace between the governor and the Lagos State lawmakers. The lawmakers had initially threatened to impeach the governor over alleged gross misconduct, including alleged spending before budget approval. Recall that after a meeting of the Governor’s Advisory Committee (GAC), in Lagos on Sunday, Tinubu had said: “We examined the grievances on both sides. As leaders, we also looked into areas where there has to be compromise. “In order to build institutions and encourage consensus-building, we have to do what is right. “There is no impeachment. Let there be more communication and consensus-building and understanding. All these are inbuilt in the democratic system.” Tuesday's budget presentation prevented the Govern...

The Kano State government on Monday ordered the immediate closure of the two major stadia in the state, barely six days to the proposed presidential campaign rally of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is expected to hold his rally at either Sani Abacha National Stadium or Kano Pillars stadium, Sabon Gari. However, this newspaper gathered that the state government ordered the Kano State Sports Commission to immediately close the facility for renovation. But, a source close to the state government told DAILY NIGERIAN that the shutdown was intended to frustrate the forthcoming campaign rally of the PDP candidate in the state. According to the source who begged for his identity not to be revealed, the governor had received a confidential report that a lot of PDP supporters are being mobilised in their numbers from across the state. He said: “There is every possibility that Atiku will p...

Oladipo Okpeseyi and Temitope Adebayo, two Nigerian lawyers hired for the return of $321 million Abacha loot from Switzerland, have been secretly paid their controversial fees, TheCable can report. Although they were initially to be paid $17 million, it was cut by $2 million and paid following pressure from a very popular Lagos-based pastor who is a political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari. Adebayo, one of the beneficiaries, confirmed the payment in a telephone interview with TheCable. Hassan Dodo, director of information at the ministry of finance, and Ahmed Idris, accountant-general of the federation, did not pick calls and were yet to respond to messages from TheCable seeking further information on this development. Presidency sources told TheCable that the pastor mounted enormous pressure on the president, claiming that the lawyers had spent “a lot of money” in trying to get the Swiss authorities to return the money to Nigeria. TheCable had sent a freedom of i...